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Economic analysis of a poplar plantation to provide bioenergy feedstocks
In collaboration with the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), SIG assisted in a…Learn More
A global meta-analysis of forest bioenergy greenhouse gas emission accounting studies
The potential greenhouse gas benefits of displacing fossil energy with biofuels are driving policy development in the absence of complete…Learn More
Accounting Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources
SIG provided technical support to EPA in developing an accounting framework for CO2 emissions from stationary sources. This work included…Learn More
Carbon Emissions From Trees and Residues in the Southeastern US
Wood pellets have been hailed as a carbon neutral form of energy. As a result, the wood pellet market has…Learn More
SERVIR Amazonia: State-of-the-Art Geospatial Technology in the Amazon
SERVIR-Amazonia joined the global SERVIR network in early 2019, bringing state-of-the-art land monitoring technology into the hands of land managers…Learn More
Mapping Myanmar Plantations: Fuse Satellite Data, Quantify Errors
Forests in Southeast Asia are experiencing some of the highest rates of deforestation and degradation in the world. The main…Learn More
Monitoring Invasive Species in Lake Tahoe Using Remote Sensing
Lake Tahoe is an ecological gem and major tourism hub in the Sierra Nevadas, visited by over 3 million people…Learn More
Carbon Life Cycle Assessments for Wood Pellets from Oregon
Thomas Buchholz and Dave Schmidt provided a carbon life cycle analysis for biomass production under various restoration thinning scenarios in…Learn More
California’s 4th Climate Assessment: Innovations in Forest Carbon
The second report that SIG and partners prepared for California’s 4th Climate Assessment, is entitled “Innovations in Measuring and Monitoring…Learn More
American Forest Foundation: Western Wildfire Assessment
In this project, SIG worked with American Forest Foundation (AFF) to assess existing data and information resources on to high…Learn More
GHG Accounting for Millennium Challenge Corporation in Indonesia
SIG supported ICF International in creating greenhouse gas (GHG) emission accounting frameworks for Green Prosperity Projects in Indonesia which were…Learn More
Expanding a California Wildfire Emissions Protocol to Colorado
Since 2018, SIG was the research lead for the “Quantifying Ecosystem Service Benefits of the Reduced Occurrence of Significant Wildfires,”…Learn More
High Resolution UAS Mapping of Forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains
The SIG Unmanned Aerial System Team recently mapped an area of dense redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The…Learn More
Forest Inventory at “Dead Mans Gulch” near Santa Cruz, California
SIG worked in the Santa Cruz flying aerial imagery and installing permanent research plots for the beginning of a long-term…Learn More
UAV Assessment of Impervious Land Cover in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Pavement, buildings, and other sorts of “impervious land cover” seal off soil surfaces, which prevents natural groundwater recharge and rainwater…Learn More
Hydrology Mapping using Google Earth Engine in Paraguay and Indonesia
Dr. Ate Poortinga lead two 4-day workshops on hydrology mapping using Google Earth Engine (GEE). The workshops were held in…Learn More
